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Sunday, December 02, 2012

COSATU calls on all farmworkers to join a wide Agricultural strike

Imogen
Vollenhoven

2 December 2012

COSATU in the Western Cape called
on farmworkers across South Africa to join a wide agricultural strike.

Workers are
calling for one day of action across the whole agricultural sector across South Africa on Tuesday said congress of South African Trade unions Western Cape
secretary Tony Erenreich.

He said in a
statement that, despite their best efforts, the unions would not be able to
avert a renewed strike by farmworkers in the Western Cape on
Tuesday.

Two people have
been killed and buildings and vineyards have been set alight so far in the
protests, which started last month in 16 towns, including De Doorns, Wolseley
and Ceres.

Farmworkers
suspended the action until Tuesday on condition the employment condition
commission relook at the sectoral determination for agriculture.

However, Labour
Minister Oliphant said this week that the sectoral determination, which came
into effect in March, could by law be reviewed only in 12 months.